Finance Manager in West Malling

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our team within Vistry Kent, at our office in West Malling. As our Finance Manager, you will be an impactful business partner and FP&A expert - able to produce data driven insight. This is an important role, helping to ensure we set credible and challenging plans, ensuring we understand opportunities and risks and performance against those plans, unlocking value through data driven insight and challenging their business partners. The role gives wide exposure to the Regional Finance Director, and wider leadership team, and the opportunity for progression to the right individual. This role is for an individual who wants to truly business partner the business, creating value and driving performance rather than reporting the numbers.

The successful candidate must be fully qualified with experience in the housebuilding sector. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

In return, what we would like from you:

• Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification) with significant PQE
• IT literate including MS Excel/Outlook
• Significant experience of working in Commercial Finance and/or FP&A roles
• Strong Excel and report building skills
• Experienced in monthly management accounts - including telling the story to senior stakeholders
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and building relationships with stakeholders founded on openness and challenge
• Effective communicator both with finance and non-finance professionals
• Impact, influence and gravitas, able to tell the story and drive value creating action
• Drive and ambition to deliver results

Desirable:

• COINS finance system
• Construction / Housebuilding industry

More about the Finance Manager role:

• Lead and manage on all aspects of cash forecasting and management reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting actuals vs plan, risks and opportunities
• Support the Regional Finance Director and Head of Finance on aspects of P&L forecasting and management reporting, such as private sales and operating expenses
• Develop and coach an Assistant Finance Analyst direct report
• Manage and co-ordinate the payment run process, collaborating with the Payables and Commercial team to ensure a timely, efficient process whereby suppliers are paid promptly and spend is in line with forecast
• Develop insightful reporting which presents actionable data driven insight, for example on the payment run process, private sales rates
• Business partner key stakeholders across Build, Commercial and other Departments to ensure cash is managed in line with budgets and forecasts, holding the business to account for delivery against plan, including mitigating risks and unlocking opportunities
• Be curious and driven, looking for opportunities to lead on reporting, process or governance improvements
• Deputise for the Regional Finance Director or Head of Finance at key meetings, where required

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.